“Jon Spencer and the Hit Makers played a storming show at Rough Trade to celebrate his new album. He even dusted off some Pussy Galore chestnuts. This guy knows how to perform.” – JG Thirlwell (http://jgthirlwell.tumblr.com/)
“When you watch him perform, it’s hard to imagine Mr. Spencer is past the half-century mark — he’s rock-star lean with a thick shock of dark hair (the obsidian gleam is sweat — the man runs on all eight cylinders). Deep into a muscular set, he’s still all angular kinetics, head thrown back, climbing on top of the amps before leaping off, dropping to his knees to howl out some verses. I was reminded of Jack Kerouac’s classic line about the people who are like fireworks–burning and burning, a roman candle exploding like golden spiders across the stars.” – Vivian Wang (via blurredculture.com)
The HITmakers:
Jon Spencer
Sam Coomes
M.Sord
Bob Bert
SET LIST:
NYC:1999!
I Got The Hits
Alien Humidity
Wilderness
Overload
Pretty Fuck Look
Time 2 Be Bad
Ghost
Dang
Tough Times In Plastic Land
Shirt Jac
Cape
Love Handle
Do The Trash Can
encore:
Fake
Just Wanna Die
Bellbottoms
Turd On The Run
Hornet
Beetle Boots
No Count
Live Photo (top): Vivian Wang (https://www.instagram.com/lithophyte/)
Set List Photo (Sound Desk): Lionel Bergeron (https://www.instagram.com/ldbergeron/)
Set List Photo (Framed / Signed): Dan Davis (https://www.instagram.com/doc_sonic/)
Encore Set List / Trash Can Lid: Dan Davis
Poster Design: Caitlin Mattisson / Alan Forbes (https://www.instagram.com/caitlinmattisson/)
Venue:
https://www.instagram.com/roughtradenyc/
https://twitter.com/RoughTradeNYC
Bodega:
https://www.facebook.com/BODEGABK/
http://bodeganyc.tumblr.com/
New Yorker Magazine [Show Preview] (issue dated February 4, 2019):
HITmakers show #61
